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Approved Design Standards & Specifications (March 2005)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure
Equipment Regulations 2004 (the Carriage Regulations)

The following European standards and specifications are
referenced in Chapter 6.2.2 of the 2003 text of RID/ADR for use
throughout the European Union.

These standards are current for new pressure receptacles which
meet the requirements of the regulations. These also include
standards for new fire extinguishers made in accordance with the
requirements of schedule 2 (SP594).

Standards recognised by the competent authorities of Member
States as meeting the basic design and construction of RID/ADR may
also be used under the Carriage Regulations for the transport and
use of transportable pressure equipment throughout the European
Union. Once approved they will be added
to this list of approved standards and specifications.

Standards for UN certified cylinders are those listed in Chapter
6.2.2.1.2, 6.2.2.1.3 and 6.2.2.3 of the 13th edition of the UN
Model Regulations.

Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction
of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of capacity from
0.5 litres up to 150 litres - Part 1: Cylinders made of seamless steel
with a Rm value of less than 1100 MPa

BS EN 1975:1999 (except Annex G)

Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction
of refillable transportable seamless aluminium and aluminium alloy gas
cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litres up to 150 litres

BS EN 1964-3:2000

Transportable gas cylinders - Specifications for the design and construction
of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of capacity from
0.5 litres up to 150 litres - Part 3: Cylinders made of stainless steel

Pressure Drums

Transportable gas cylinders. Specification for welded pressure drums
up to 1000 litre capacity for the transport of gases. Design and construction.

UK Competent Authority

BS EN 1964 Part 2

Transportable Gas Cylinders - Specification for the design and construction
of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of water capacities
from 0.5 litre up to and including 150 litres - Part 2: Cylinders made
of seamless steel with an RM value of 1100MPA and above

Transportable gas cylinders - Specification for the design and construction
of refillable transportable seamless normalised carbon manganese steel
gas cylinders of water capacity up to 0.5 litres for compressed, liquefied
and dissolved gases, and up to 1 litre for carbon dioxide.

Technical code for refillable gas cartridges (pressure receptacles)
having a water capacity from 0.12 litre up to 1 litre for fire extinguisher
assemblies in accordance with ADR2003 chapter 6.2, clause 6.2.3.

Closures

Markings

Inspection at time of fill (including Pressure Drums)

One of the conditions of use and maintenance ensuring the continued conformity
of transportable pressure equipment is that the equipment be 'filled in appropriate
filling centres'.

For transportable pressure receptacles the appropriate filling centres are
the centres which apply the relevant standards relating to the inspections
at the time of filling, or any other equivalent procedure.

HSE recognises the following standards and specifications as appropriate
practices for inspection at time of fill for transportable pressure receptacles.

Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and maintenance
of dissolved acetylene cylinders. NOTE: In this standard "initial
inspection" is to be understood as the "first periodic inspection"
after final approval of a new acetylene cylinder.

NOTE 1: In the above referenced standards composite cylinders
shall be designed for unlimited service life.

NOTE 2: After the first 15 years of service, composite cylinders
manufactured according to these standards may be approved for extended service
by the competent authority which was responsible for the original approval
of the cylinders and which will base its decision on the test information
supplied by the manufacturer or owner or user.

Materials

In addition to the material requirements specified in the pressure receptacle
design and construction standards, and any restrictions specified in the applicable
packing instruction for the gas(es) to be carried (e.g. packing instruction
P200), the following standards apply to material compatibility.